Doncamatic chords by Gorillaz, Daley (Official Version)

OfficialE · A · Em · F#m · Bm

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Intro 1

Doncamatic

Verse 1
Em 
A 
Down  (E minor) lowly  (A major) 
Em 
F#m 
 (E minor) Make up  (F sharp minor) for the time
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) you've wast (F sharp minor)  (B minor) ed  (A major) 
Em 
A 
Come  (E minor) slowly  (A major) 
Em 
F#m 
 (E minor) And claim  (F sharp minor) back the boy
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) you left  (F sharp minor) behind  (B minor)  (A major) 

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Pre-chorus 1

Close the white book

Unplug the brain from the game

'Cause it's time to wipe out

To the stars

Get on the fame

The song is not the same when

Chorus 1
Em 
A 
Em 
We're all  (E minor) played  (A major) out, played  (E minor) out,
F#m 
Bm 
F#m 
all  (F sharp minor) played out  (B minor)  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) They said the  (A major) memories
Em 
A 
Em 
All  (E minor) fade  (A major) out, fade  (E minor) out,
F#m 
Bm 
F#m 
all  (F sharp minor) fade  (B minor) out  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
A 
Tell  (B minor) me did you  (A major) feel that?

Interlude 1

Verse 2
Em 
A 
Don't  (E minor) slow down  (A major) 
Em 
F#m 
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
 (E minor) Even  (F sharp minor) if    it's only  (B minor) to  (F sharp minor) escape  (B minor) 
A 
Em 
A 
 (A major) Just down,  (E minor) low  (A major) down
Em 
F#m 
Bm 
 (E minor) Be (F sharp minor) fore  somebody  (B minor) 
F#m 
Bm 
A 
steals  (F sharp minor) your place,  (B minor) man  (A major) 

Pre-chorus 2
Em 
A 
Close the  (E minor) white  (A major) book
Em 
F#m 
Bm 
Un (E minor) plug the brain  (F sharp minor) from  the game  (B minor) 
F#m 
Bm 
A 
 (F sharp minor)  (B minor)  (A major) 
Em 
A 
'Cause it's time  (E minor) to wipe  (A major) out
Em 
To the  (E minor) stars
F#m 
Bm 
F#m 
Get  (F sharp minor) on    the fame  (B minor)  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
A 
And the  (B minor) conversation's  (A major) over

Chorus 2
Em 
A 
Em 
We're all  (E minor) played  (A major) out, played  (E minor) out,
F#m 
all  (F sharp minor) played out
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
 (B minor) (talk to me, talk  (F sharp minor) to    me, talk to  (B minor) me)
A 
You see the  (A major) memories
Em 
A 
Em 
All  (E minor) fade  (A major) out, fade  (E minor) out,
F#m 
Bm 
F#m 
all  (F sharp minor) fade  (B minor) out  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
A 
Tell  (B minor) me did you  (A major) feel that?

Interlude 2
Bm 
 (B minor) Doncamatic
Em 
A 
Em 
F#m 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
A 
 (B minor)  (F sharp minor)  (B minor)  (A major) 
Em 
A 
Em 
F#m 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
A 
 (B minor)  (F sharp minor)  (B minor)  (A major) 

Verse 3
Em 
A 
Down  (E minor) lowly  (A major) 
Em 
F#m 
 (E minor) Make up  (F sharp minor) for the time
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) you've wast (F sharp minor)  (B minor) ed  (A major) 
Em 
A 
Come  (E minor) slowly  (A major) 
Em 
F#m 
 (E minor)  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
F#m 
Claim back  (B minor) the boy  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
A 
you left  (B minor) behind  (A major) and

Pre-chorus 3
Em 
A 
Close  (E minor) the white  (A major) book
Em 
F#m 
Bm 
Un (E minor) plug the brain  (F sharp minor) from  the game  (B minor) 
F#m 
Bm 
A 
 (F sharp minor)  (B minor)  (A major) 
Em 
A 
It's time  (E minor) to wipe  (A major) out
Em 
To the  (E minor) bar
F#m 
Bm 
F#m 
Get  (F sharp minor) on    the fame  (B minor)  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
A 
The  (B minor) song is not the  (A major) same when

Chorus 3
Em 
A 
Em 
We're all  (E minor) played  (A major) out, played  (E minor) out,
F#m 
all  (F sharp minor) played out
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
 (B minor) (talk to me, talk  (F sharp minor) to    me, talk to  (B minor) me)
A 
You see the  (A major) memories
Em 
A 
Em 
All  (E minor) fade  (A major) out, fade  (E minor) out,
F#m 
Bm 
F#m 
all  (F sharp minor) fade  (B minor) out  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
A 
The  (B minor) song is not the  (A major) same when

Chorus 4
Em 
A 
Em 
F#m 
We're all  (E minor) played  (A major) out, played  (E minor) out   (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
F#m 
 (B minor) (talk to me, talk  (F sharp minor) to    me, talk...)
Bm 
A 
The  (B minor) song is not the  (A major) same when
Em 
A 
Em 
We're all  (E minor) played  (A major) out, played  (E minor) out,
F#m 
Bm 
played  (F sharp minor) out,  played  (B minor) out
F#m 
(...to me, talk  (F sharp minor) to    me, talk...)
Bm 
Tell  (B minor) me did you feel that?

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E majorBPM: 124

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Doncamatic by Gorillaz, Daley, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn Doncamatic the way Gorillaz, Daley intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.